§ MR. TULLY (Leitrim, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in view of the large Irish-speaking population in the counties of Galway, Mayo, Waterford, Kerry, Clare, Donegal, Cork, and Sligo, he will recommend that in the appointment of magistrates and post office and other officials in these Irish-speaking districts a knowledge of the Irish language will be insisted on as a necessary condition.
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. WYNDHAM,) DoverApplications and recommendations for the Commission of the Peace are made to the respective lieutenants of counties. In Irish-speaking districts, interpreters are employed at assizes, quarter sessions, or petty sessions courts. Questions relating to post office appointments should be addressed to my right hon. friend the Postmaster General.